ESL Creativity Activity

ESL Creativity Activity

This activity is based on a creativity test developed byย psychologist Ellis Paul Torrance. Torrance created theย Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) which sought to test peopleโ€™s creativity and not just IQ. Download and print the ESL creativity activity handout: [gview file=โ€https://eslkidsgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Creativity-Test.pdfโ€] Students are given an image like the one shown in the picture below. Creativity Test ESL Ellis_Paul_Torrance ย  Students are then given one or two minutes to complete the picture and give it a title. After they have completed the task each student has to explain what they have drawn and the title. This is a simple activity that is sure to get your students thinking creatively. Here are some example of what others have created.
(image credits and for more drawings: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2010/07/10/creativity-test.html#slide1)

1 comment

  1. Thanks so much for this activity! I always try to encourage creativity among my Korean students who get pushed into pretty strict boxes so early on in their lives.

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